The Spinifex Pigeon's belly ranges from reddish-brown to white across its range. It uses rocky places near water and eats seeds of grasses and other plants.
Belly plumage varies gradually by region, from forms with more reddish-brown to forms with more white.
It frequents rocky or stony country with permanent water. It eats spinifex seeds as well as seeds of other grasses and herbs, and is usually seen in pairs or small parties, sometimes gathering at water.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.